Officers answered 87 calls for service including seven accidents, seven alarms, two EMS assists, seven building security checks, three crowd control, six disturbances, two dog complaints, two domestics, 13 escorts, one fight, one gas drive off, one harassment, one hit and run, 12 miscellaneous, seven noise complaints, one suicide attempt, nine suspicious persons/vehicles, one terroristic threats, three thefts and one 911 hang-up. They issued 22 citations including one contributing to the delinquency of a minor, one defective equipment, one disorderly conduct, one disorderly house, two DUI, one driving while unlicensed, two expired tag, one failure to stop at stop sign, one fleeing and attempting to elude, one loud music, one no insurance, four possession of alcohol under age, one reckless driving and four speeding.
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Between Saturday, Aug. 28 and Friday, Sept. 3 the Barnesville police department made four arrests:
Christian Brown, 1469 Hwy. 42 N., Jackson, battery, cruelty to children and obstruction of an officer;
Waltavious Collier, 315 Atlanta St., Barnesville, disorderly conduct;
Clarence Gardner, 796 Brook Rd., Barnesville, DUI and driving while license suspended;
Antonia Smith, 1875 New Orleans Way, McDonough, DUI and failure to maintain lane.
Officers answered 72 calls for service including four accidents, three alarms, 12 building security checks, one crowd control, four damage to property, five disturbances, three domestics, nine escorts, two fraud, one gas drive-off, one harassment, one hit and run, two juvenile complaints, seven miscellaneous, three noise complaints, eight suspicious persons/vehicles, one terroristic threat, four thefts and one welfare check. They issued 16 citations including one disorderly conduct, one driving while license suspended, two DUI, one failure to maintain lane, one failure to stop at stop sign, two possession of alcohol under age and eight speeding.